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The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
A Prominent Mar Commi,. s,,o,a.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 1S-William H. Harvey
tho secretary and treasurer of the Common
wealth Iron Company. and prominent m an both
avenue For the past two years be suffered
from peculiar brain disease which attacked
him periodically and drove him nearly insane
with pain Lately and much against the advice
of his family aud physicians, ne used chloral as
n means of relief. On Monday he had one of
the attacks and took to his bed. While alone
this afternoon he shot himself through the
head, death ensuing in three-quarters OF an
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
MIR. Emerson and Woman Suffrage.

10 the Editor of the indianapolis Jou rnaI:
In your issue Of Saturday you quote an ex-
tract from letter written by Emerson in 1850.
depreeating any desire on the part of women for
suffrage But the final outcome Of his ripper in
stincts on the subject WAS article published
in the Womap's journal of March 26. 1881,
which was an able argument for tho reform. In
the course of it be said:
"It Ia very cheap wit that finds it so dv oil that
q woman should vote. If tho wants the pAs-
sions, tho vices, are allowed full vote. through
the hands of half-brutal. Incorporate popula-
lation, think it but fair that the virtues, the
aspirations, should be allowed full voice 40 an
offset through the purest OF the'people.r
RICHMOND, Oct. IL. WML D. FoULKE
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Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances.

TORONTO. Oct. 1s-Financial circles here
were considerably agitated. yesterday, when it
leaked out that H. II. Forbes, of Forbes & CO.,
private bankers and brokers, had left the city
under suspicious circumstances. He was agent
for Doran d Wright, ck-broksrs of New
York. A. Ii. Doran. OF that firm. is here look
ing after their interests. He claims that Forbes
owes them a large sum. How the latter stands
with depositors will not be learned until the
books are examined. He ran a bucket-shop in
connection with the financial establishment and
it il believed he lost heavily on pork and wheat.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
Plew Declared Guilty.

FIT. WAYNE, Oct. 1s.-A special telegram
from Warsaw. Ind, to the Gazette, announces
the completion of the Plew murder trial. which
has been in progress for several days past The
evidence was largely crcumstantial, but the
jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing the
penalty at Imprisonment for life. When in
formed of the verdict, Plew said. Cd d-n
them, why didn't they hang mel'
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19

the Archbishop's residences was. by some means,
dropped from the records of the gas company.
and from that day until the present time no bill
had been presented. But recently the Arch
bishop had occasion to complain of the poor
quality of gas furnished him. and looking up
the matter it was found that he had been
tered on the books eleven years ago having
meter. His Grace's bill was promptly made
out for $3.50, and he promptly sent his heck
for that amOunt
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Other Fires,

CHESTER, Pa. Oct. 1S-The large cotton and
wooden mill of the Park Mount Manufacturing
Company. at Lenni, Delware county, was de-
stroyed By fire yesterday. The loss will reach
$4,000 and the insurance $50, 900.
Two RIVERS. Wis, Oct 1S.-The works of
the Two Rivers Manufacturing Company were
damaged to the extent of $25. 900 by fire, which
started from spontaneous combustion in the
paint room, last night The loss is covered by
insurance.
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Frightened Away just in Time.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS JUurnaI
MARSHALL. Oct. 1S.-An attempt to burglar
ize Lyman, Booths & Co.'S dry goods store
early this morning, frustrated by night
watchman Bennett, who discovered the thieves
at their work. They attacked him, one of th EN-
shooting twice. one bullet going through Ben
nett's hat and the other smashing his dark
lantern. He fired in turn and scared them
away. One of the burglars threw hammer at
Bennett. knocking him down and brusine him
badly. They had nearly effected an entrance
through a back window, near which stood the
safe with a large sum of money in it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
MIR. Wright Makes a Correction.

Special TO the Indanacoiis Journal.
Upton, Oct. 18-An article telegraphed
from Toono. ILL.,. and printed in the News of
last evening, concerning r. W. Wright, real
estate agent, of this city, was shown to Mr..
Wright this morning, and that gentleman de-
MED that he had been preaching in Illinois and
riding around the country in a stolen buggy, as
the article states. MIR. Wright says the article
is false from beginning to end Mr.. Wright was
at one time auditor of this county and mas a
family living in this city.
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Steamship News.

QUEENsTowN, Oct 1S-Arrived Ohio, Egypt,
from New York
NEW YoaK. Oct, l8.-Arrved: Nevada, The
Queen. from Liverpool.
MovILLE, Oct. 1S.-Arrived: Devonia from
New York for Glasgow.
PLYMOUTH Oct 18-Arrived: Belsenland,
Vaterland, from New York, for Antwerp.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHAMPAIGN, Oct 1S.-Charles Shirley. Of
Charlottesville, Ind was found in a corn field at
st. Joseph. near here, unable to help himself,
with blood oozing from large cash in his head
and face: he also had bruises on his body. His
story is that he riding Top of freight
train on the indiana, Bloomington 81 Western
road, and went to sleep. When he became
conscious ne was lying in ditch near the track,
unable to move. but after several hours he
crawled into the field.
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To BE Settled by Arbitration.

PITTsBURG. Oct. 18.-At conference of a
all the operators along the Monongehela and
Youghiogheny rivers. to-day. the miners made q
demand for advance OF one-quarter cent per
fused to concede the advance, and the question
will be referred to o board Of arbitration.
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Convention of Carriage Builders.

WASHINGTON Oct 1S-The fifteenth annual
meeting of the Carriage Builders National AS
sociation began here this morning. Over one
hundred delegates were present. President
Stakeholder, Of South Bend. Ind, called the
meeting to order and delivered his annual ad-
dress. He said business had been slow during
the year and warned them against the dangers
of overproduction. He invited the delegates to
express their views on the labor problem and
other subjects OF interest in the trade.
The executive committee in its report sug-
gests that, in view of the reduced profits during
tho year. it might pay to advance prices of many
classes of vehicles. The committee indorsss tho
action of the federal treasury in buying bonds
to relieve tho monetary stringency, and recon-
mends the exercise of special care in the matter
Of credits under the present condition of the
money market The report urges a protest
against the restrictions imposed on commercial
travellers by local laws; speaks of scarcity Of
skilled mechanics, and SAYS ample facilities
must be offered for the training Of young men
in the shops. Adjourned till to morrow.
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Mr. Lack.,s Costlx Fun.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Annie Locks, the
woman who threw the pancake into the lap Of
Mrs. Cleveland the day the presidential party
were at the fair grounds in this city. was fined
$50 in the Police Court to-day. The woman dis
claimed any dsrespect for Mrs. Cleveland, and
said she threw the cake in spirit of fun. but
the testimony against her. and the court
thought the fun worth $50. The woman took
an appeal.
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Assailed by Strikers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, Oct IS-This evening a car
riage containing a number of the officials of the
Mclean County Coal Company. and several of
the newly ported coal miners, was assaulted
bv some of the miners who now on strike.
The carriage received shower of stones and
eggs. No one was hurt. and no arrests SHAVE
been NADIA.
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Sale of the Washington Gazette.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S.-The Daily and Week
lv Gazette plant, in this city, has been purchased
by u L. B. Sefrit and Charles G.. Sefrit, who
have taken possession of the Office The first
named will be the business manager and the
latter the editor.
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Indiana Patents

HDeciaI to the lndianapolis Journal.
WAsHISGToN Oct 1S.-Patents were to-day
Issued to the following Indanans:
Hancock. Matthew S. and j. johnson, French
Lick. burglar gun and alarm; Neisler. Oscar L. ,
Indianapolis, harrow attachment for cutlvator
Raines, Warren j., Montezuma. saw-Inill dog
Welch, John NJ, Annapolis. mole trap.
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An Aged Woman browns Herself.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
EVANSVILLE. Oct. 1S-Mrs. Mary Schachter,
aged seventy years, committed suicide some
time last night by drowning, and her body was
found to-day. Her health has not been good
She went to Pigeon creek, and, tying her legs
with a garter, plunged in. She formerly resided
at Huntingburg, Ind, and was very wealthy,
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
Po,ttica, Orator Shot Dead.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. 18.-Colonel Wm
McWilhams, a wellknown political orator. was
killed in front of a saloon, last night. by George
Bangs. The shooting the outcome of q
long-standine quarrel. and is considered justifia-
BILE by many, McWillians had threatened to
kill Bangs sight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
Bankers Wife Charged with Theft.

CHICAGO. Oct 1S.-Mrs. Allie Ballinger the
Bank Of Milwaukee. was arrested here, yester-
day, charged with stealing a diamond valued ct
$3.50 from Mrs. Nellie Parks, about two years
ago. The came up before Justice Lyon this
morning, and was continued to Oct 27 in bonds
of $500.
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Paper-Milis ON Fire.

DAYTON. o.. Oct. 19, 120 A. M-The paper
mills at Middletown, O., are burning. and the
morning trains report the town to be in alarm.
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The Chicago senaation,

CHICAGO. Oct 1S.-Young Lee. who shot
Banker Rawson Sunday, arraigned in
court this morning. and held without bail to
await the result of the shooting. The doctors
now think there is q possibility that Rawsou
may recover.
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Archbishop Kenrick'. Bie Gas BIN

ST. Louis, Oct. 18.-Arch bishop Kenrick was
yesterday presented with the largest gas bill
ever made out TO an individual in the history of
St. Louis. 1t appears that in 1876 the meter at
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
Two Women Killed bv a Train.

LANCASTER, Pa. Oct 1S.-The fast line west on
the Pennsy sylvania road, this afternoon at Steel's
crossing Ronk's stat on. struck team
containing Mrs. Jacob Steltzfus and Mrs Bar
bara SteltZfus. middle-aged ladies' Both were
ins family killed. was. also, the horse
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
To dream of a ponderous whale.
Erect on the tip of his tail,
is the sign of a storm
ne AAA

Unless it should happen to fail
Dreams don't amount to much. anyhow. Some
signs however are infallible If you consti-
pated, with no appetite tortured with sick head
ache and bilious symptoms. these signs indicate
that you need DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purcative
Pellets. They will cure you. All druggists.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
Erief Mention.

The ceremony of laying the cornerstone of
the new First Methodist Episcopal Church mt
Danvills took place yesterday. Rev. DR.. n.
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YIreinia,s Secession Ordinance

WoRTHINGToN. Mimi. Oct 18.-Mrs. Charles
Bulls. of this place, has just sold to George FL.
Treadwell, commander of the G. A. R.. Albany,
n. Y. the original ordinance of secession papers
of the State of Virginia The consideration was
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-29
WIDOWS SAPpRAISEMENTS.

The following widows Appraisements will be
presented 10 the orphans Court OF Columbia
county on the first Monday OF May A. d. 1897 and
confirmed Disl; and unless exceptions are filed
within four days thereafter will be confirmed alb
solute.
!. Samuel savage decd. Fishlngcreek Person.
atty $3.50. Realty $27l 80.
q. stephen Heller decd, Mlffn Personality SEQ, =
20. w.
8. Thomas Hartman decd, Fishingcreek Per-
sonalty $500 Realty $4,000.
atty $1,000.
s. Frederick Hilley decd, Bent IN Personally
,,S, g IS nssamuelHutchngs decd Hemlock; Personality
$4,000. ""s9' 'e'''n''''
8. John Bower decd, Centre; Personally $500. 90.
9. James Lake decd, Scott; Personality f29s 90
TO- Joseph f. Barkley decd, Bloomsbury Per-
sonalty $llO.15. Realty $lS925.
,0ni. i. Peter Brugler decd, Bloomsbury; Personally
ie; Jonathan Artman decd, Madison; Personality
..S is, Henry G. Martz decd, Briarcreek Realty
.,ls a. % william B. Hess decd, jackson Personality
VIM. II. SNYDER, Clerk o. G.
CLERKS ONCE, Bloomsburg Pa, April IL, 1887.
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An Aged Bridegroom.

A singular wedding took place Tues
day in the New York Exchaoge Hotel,
Philadelphia. Thomas M Coleman
the quond AN city editor of the Phila
delph,a Ledger, was married to Miss
Bess Michigan. Mr. Coleman is
seventy years of age, and MISS Nc
Guigan twenty. He has been sick for
ong time and confined to his bed and
Miss Michigan had been his nurse.
Ga Monday Mr. Coleman sent down
word to Mr.. Focht, the proprietor of
the hotel TO send out and get him a
Magistrate. Having no idea what his
purpose was and supposing he might
lie going TO make a will, as his mind
had been slightly wandering the day
before, Mr.. Focht made some excuse
and did not do so. Tuesday morning,
while Mr.. Focht was out, Miss Nc
Guigan inquired for the nearest Magis-
trate and going to Magistrate Thomp-
sons Office asked him to come and per-
form the ceremony. Finding that a
license would be required, at her re-
quest, the Magistrate sent and got one.
The marriage took place in bed, Mr..
Coleman, with his long, white hair,
making him somewhat resemble Henry
Ward Beecher, streaming down his
back, propped up by pillows, and the
bride in blue dress, with a new watch
and chain and ear rings, sitting beside
him and holding his hand. IL was
merely the civil formula and wGs very
brief. In the evening a wedding sup
per was given in Mr.. Coleman's room
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-29
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.

The term of Chief Justice Mercur of
the State Supreme Court will expire
this year, and the people will select
some one to succeed him next Fall.
The Democratic State Convention,
which will be held next August. will
nominate candidate for the place, and
it is time to be looking around for a
proper person to place in the field. AS
the term of Office is twenty years, the
candidate for the place should be a
man in the prime of life, who will be
able to fill the term before he is broken
down by the weight of years. He
should be man of undoubted Democ-
racy, and one who is not identified
with any particular ring or faction of
the party, so that he can command the
support of the whole organization.
He should come from the eastern end
of the State, and as the retirement OF
Judge Merour will leave that portion
of the State unrepresented on the
bench, the northern tier of counties
has 8 claim for the position.
We know of no man who would
better fill the requirements of the case
than Mortimer F. Elliott, of Tioga
county. He is in the vigor of man.
hood; he comes from a favorable To-
cality, and possesses integrity as a
man and ability as a lawyer that
would do honor to the Supreme bench
In 1882 he was elected Congressman
at-large by the Democrats, and in 1878
was a member of the Constitutions
Convention. He could unite the party
aud would call out large vote. The
State Convention will act wisely if il
selects such candidate, and the De
mocracy will be fortunate if Mr.. Eli
OFT will consent to again become its
standard bearer.
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Mangled by a Bonbshell.

A special to the american from
Harper's Ferry gives the particulars of
terrific explosion of an old shell with
serious results to six people. The shell
was an army relic. 1t had been stand
ing for twenty-three years on the side
of Bolivar Heights, one of the most
beautiful of the ELEVATIONS overlooking
Harper's Ferry. Sunday afternoon
Frank, Willis and Jesse Jones probed
the old shell with an iron rod, their in.
tention b ing to get what powder out
of it they could. A crowd of fifteen
or twenty people congregated around
the place to witness the operation.
Everything went all night until the
iron set fire TO the shell and caused the
explosion.
The effect was indescrlbable. The
crowd was knocked down and scatter,
ed and six people received serious in
jurles.
The force of the exploding shell was
very great. Pieces of it passed through
the house owned by Albert Cockril
and tore a ray windows and plastering
and another piece went through the
dwelling of Edward Pales, which was
over 100 yards distant. The noise OF
the explosion was very loud and attract
ed many people from the town. The
victims are suffering greatly, but hav,
good medical attention.
There are other old shells around
Harper's Ferry, but they will be lei
severely alone in the future.
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Hopeful Democratic Outlook.

A Democratic Congressman, who
keeps himself pretty we'll posted on
national politics, remarked the other
day, while at the Treasury Department,
that there is very little ground for
Democrats to complain that Republi-
can officials are not being turned out of
the Government service fast enough.
He says he has given the subject con-
siderable attention, and he says that
nearly all of the Republican postmas-
iers have been replaced by Democrats,
and the same can be said of collectors
of customs, collectors of internal rev.
enue and their subordinates, and of
nearly all of the other branches of the
public ser, ice. He predicts that be-
fore the next Presidential election rolls
around there will hardly be a Republi.
can in any important Government po-
sition, except in the departments at
Washington, and they can be of little
or no assistance to their party, as their
superior officers can prevent them from
taking an active part in politics by
simply saying when they request to go
home TO vote that their services cannot
be spared from the Office at that time.
He also takes very cheerful and hope
full view OF the political situation from
his party standpoint. He says the Gre
alton of the Interstate Commerce
Commission will be of inestimable value
TO the Democratic party in the next
campaign, as it will have the Admins
tration behind it, aud therefore exert a
powerful influence over the railroad
corporations, which have heretofore
been the base of supply for the Repub
licans in national elections. So long
as the Republicans were in power the
railroads were willing to help them,
but now that they find that the Demo
Gratis are in control of affairs there is
no necessity for them to contribute so
literally TO the Republican campaign
fund Washington Dispatch to the
Baltimore San.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-29
The Fishery Question.

The following was telegraphed from
London, on the goth instant, 10 relation
to a proposition from England TO the
United States, to settle the Fisheries
question:
1t is officially stated that Lord Sails
bury, in dispatch sent to Washington
on March Path, said that the British
Government, understanding the action
of the United States in denouncing the
Fishery articles of the treaty of Wash
ington to be, in great degree, the re.
suit of disappointment at being called
upon to pay fl,100,O00 under the Hall
fax Fisheries award, offers to revert
to the old condition of affairs without
pecunlary indemnity, which offer, i.
trusts, will commend itself to the
American Government as being upon
that spirit of good will and generosity
which should animate two great and
kindred nations, whose common origin,
language and institutions, constitute
as many bonds of amity and concord.
Some proposition, touching settle
ment of the Fisheries question has
been received at Washington, but the
Government is very reticent about ii.
What the terms proposed, If any, can
not therefore be known outside of the
inner circle. We have no doubt the
retaliation resolution of Congress
hastened Great Britain to act. If the
President should enforce that resolution
it would damage Canada beyond meas
ure, and England sees it. Whatever
settlement may take place, it should be
complete, covering all the points in
issue relative to the fisheries, and
couched in such plain words there will
be no need of an international lawyer
to interpret them. The Dominion is
waking up to the Importance Of a
settlement, and are not as bellicose as
they were few weeks ago. Some Of
the provinces favor annexation, as the
safest way out of all Implications.
Our fisherman have certain rights the
country will never surren Ter, and
Great Britain will be given to under
stand this, if it has not been done al
ready. When the whole of British
North America is annexed to the
United States, there will be no more
fisheries questions to dispute about.
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And Still They Come.

The toilers and some less desirable
classes of the people of the Old World
are still possessed of the opinion that
America Is the poor mans paradise.
The number of immigrants landing at
New York last week was 12,l54, or
nearly two thousand a day. The most
of this army of newcomers we're
ticketed to the West and remained in
New York only long enough to trans.
fer their baggage and themselves to the
railway trains. This is the best feat
ure of the unprecedented flow of i'm
migration to our shores at this time, as
it shows that the great body of the
new candidates for American citizen
ship are not mere waits, helplessly
floating and glad of any port. They
know where they are going and wha,
they are going to do when they get
there.
The enormous figures, representing
single weeks arrivals, are staggering.
New inhabitants enough to populate a
respectable city each week would have
bsen hailed with rejoicing by the ma
jority of American citizens few years
ago. But the rapid increase in crime,
pauperism and insanity noted recently,
and which is chiefly traceable to for-
eign sources, has brought the Ameri-
can people face to face with the fact
that foreign immigration on large
scale is notlan unmixed blessing. The
recent labor troubles have served to
show likewise that the advocates of
rioting and violence are chiefly of for
eign birth. The blood and-dynamite
school of Anarchists that is beginning
to be aggressively prominent in some
of our large cities is composed entirely
of foreigners.
Whether for good or for evil, how
ever, the foreigners are coming in
swarms. They believe they can better
their condition here, and as American
doors are not slammed in their faces
they are bound to try the experiment
anyway. Tho year 1882 witnessed
the greatest numrer of arrivals, when
788.992 persons landed at American
ports. At the present rate the pros
pect is very good that the immigration
of 1887 will exceed that of 1882
The absorption of this vast body of
alien people and their transformation
into loyal, law-abiding and useful citi-
zens of the United States is a problem
of no small proportions and calls for
the exercise of the highest qualities of
statesmanship.-Phila. Times.